Quick history of the Rent lotto. Back when they opened they had the line that went around 41st and 7th and went back towards sixth ave. Over the years the cops gave the theatre citations for blcoking a public place and not letting foot traffic get through. In order for the fines to stop comming they decided to create the lotto format.
NYC has VERY strict and strange laws when it comes ot camping outside a public place. 10 or so people leaning against the wall of the theatre waiting to get rush tickets isn't so bad. However, if it snakes around the corner and heads up north a little bit like rent did then that's a problem. But, if a show like wicked did rush then you can bet your ass that the theatre would be really friendly with the local branch of the NYPD.
On a seprate note, I was at the wedding singer day before its last preformance. I got out of the theatre and saw the kids all set to camp out. As i was looking at them a guy from the box office told them that it's illeagle to camp out in the middle off the street. Espically on new years when he cops are trying to block off the area and they would be in the way. One teenage girl very stubbornly said that she wasn't moving at all despite the fact that guy told them that there was no reason for all of them to camp out. That they could easilly come back the next morning and there would be tickets there for them at cheap prices.
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